KOHALA COAST, HAWAII

2018 Winter Meeting

The final day of the 2018 Western Governors’ Association Winter Meeting on the Island of Hawaii concluded with the reflections of outgoing governors, the announcement of four policy resolutions and a keynote by Administrator Linda McMahon of the Small Business Administration.

CHAIRMAN’S INITIATIVE

Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative

The final workshop of the Biosecurity and Agriculture, was held Dec. 9-10 on the Island of Hawaii. The central policy initiative of WGA Chair Gov. Ige is focused on the impacts that nuisance species, pests and pathogens have on ecosystems, forests, rangelands, watersheds, and infrastructure in the West, and examining the role that biosecurity plays. Read about the workshop and watch a video on progress so far.

WGA INITIATIVE

WGA Working Lands Roundtable

The mission of the WGA Working Lands Roundtable is the ongoing implementation of WGA natural resource-focused initiatives. The Roundtable will examine crosscutting policy issues and engage a broad coalition of stakeholders to advance past Chair Initiatives and other policy priorities.

POLICY

Resolutions

Western Governors formally approved four policy resolutions at the Western Governors’ Association 2018 Winter Meeting on the Island of Hawaii. The resolutions announced cover a variety of issues, including foreign visitor preclearance, cybersecurity, compensatory mitigation and health care in western states.

CHAIRMAN'S INITIATIVE

Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative

By HawaiiDavid Ige

The work of the Western Governors’ Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative, the central policy initiative of WGA Chair Hawaii Governor David Ige, will focus on the impacts that nuisance species, pests and pathogens have on ecosystems, forests, rangelands, watersheds, and infrastructure in the West. The Initiative will examine the role that biosecurity plays in addressing the risks posed by invasive species.

sign up for our newsletters

Thanks for signing up!

Select a state/province

Email Lists

Air Quality

Energy & Transmission

Forest Health

Meeting and Governor News

Water and Drought

Wildlife Management and Protection

By submitting this form, you are granting: Western Governors' Association, 1600 Broadway, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States, http://www.westgov.org permission to email you. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. (See our Email Privacy Policy for details.) Emails are serviced by Constant Contact.